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Nurse Practitioner, UPCC

Vancouver Coastal Health

Vancouver

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CAD 60,000 - 80,000

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6 days ago

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Job summary

Join a forward-thinking healthcare provider as a Nurse Practitioner in the vibrant Vancouver area. You'll work in state-of-the-art Urgent Primary Care Centres, providing essential care for non-life-threatening conditions. This role offers a supportive environment with tailored orientation and advanced education programs, ensuring your successful transition into independent practice. With a commitment to patient-centered care, you'll collaborate with a dedicated team of healthcare professionals, making a real impact on the health of the community. Embrace this opportunity to grow your career while contributing to meaningful healthcare outcomes.

Benefits

Comprehensive health benefits package

Employer-paid training and leadership development

Wellness supports including counseling

Award-winning recognition programs

Qualifications

Current registration as a Nurse Practitioner with BCCNM is required.
Experience as a Nurse Practitioner is an asset but not mandatory.

Responsibilities

Perform full scope of Nurse Practitioner duties and responsibilities.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to provide quality patient care.

Skills

Nurse Practitioner duties

Patient management

Clinical diagnosis

Pharmacology

Collaboration with healthcare professionals

Education

Nurse Practitioner registration with BCCNM

Explore Exciting Opportunities as Nurse Practitioner in our Urgent Primary Care Centres (UPCC)!

The salary range for this position is CAD $74.48/Hr. - CAD $81.93/Hr.

Explore Exciting Opportunities as Nurse Practitioner in our Urgent Primary Care Centres (UPCC)!

Location Vancouver Coastal Health Authority (VCH) - Various Locations

Join one of British Columbia’s top employers and embark on a career where you can truly make a difference. Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) offers a supportive environment for Nurse Practitioners (NPs) and a tailored orientation and post-graduate education opportunities for both new graduates and experienced providers.

VCH’s UPCCs have state of the art facilities and provide urgent care for patients with non-life-threatening injuries, illnesses and conditions that should be addressed within 12 to 24 hours, but do not require the service and expertise of a hospital emergency department. We have opportunities in our UPCCs in Richmond, Vancouver, and North Vancouver.

VCH UPCCs ensure quality patient centred care, provided by supportive and collaborative multidisciplinary teams who are enthusiastic about patients. Join a well-established and rapidly growing group of NPs who practice with teams of physicians, NPs, nurses, and allied health providers.

Residencies and Supports

We provide thorough onboarding and support for new and experienced NPs in all settings and programs.

We offer a new 6 months Post Graduate UPCC Nurse Practitioner Advanced Education Program (advanced education equalling 200 hours and clinical mentorship for the first 3 months).NPs hired to this program will receive in depth in house advanced training within a clinical area relevant to the position, improve your team collaboration and develop a model of patient-centred care. This is your opportunity to consolidate your nurse practitioner education with a team helping to support your successful transition into independent practice. VCH NP leadership and the UPCC program will provide matched mentorship and support, exposure and training in several clinical areas pertinent to the UPCC environment, dedicated clinical supervision, protected time for self directed learning relevant to your clinical practice learning needs, and unique and individualized support as you transition from a novice to independent and experienced provider at the UPCC. This is an 18-month return of work commitment which will ensure consolidation and skill building in this specialty area.

All applicants are encouraged to review the below qualifications prior to applying for this job posting.

Education & Experience

Current registration as a Nurse Practitioner with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
Prior experience as a Nurse Practitioner in the field an asset, but open to all motivated applicants.

Knowledge & Abilities

Ability to perform the full scope of NP duties and responsibilities.
Applies for and maintains core and non-core privileges, as required by the program, as active medical staff within the VCH Regional Department of Nurse Practitioners and cross-appointments as described in the VCH Medical Staff Rules and Medical Bylaws.
Ability to apply knowledge of developmental stages, behavioral sciences, pathophysiology, psychopathology, epidemiology, and evidence-based practice to clinical diagnosis and patient management.
Ability to apply knowledge of pharmacology, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics to prescribing and evaluating treatment responses.
Ability to communicate and collaborate with patients and families about health findings, diagnosis, treatment, self care and prognosis.
Ability to collaborate, consult with and formally refer clients and patients to physicians and other health professionals when appropriate.
Ability to critically assess and evaluate health research literature to determine best practices; ability to introduce education and evidence-based research.
Ability to assess and recognize population health trends; ability to plan and implement strategies for population based prevention and health promotion.
Ability to implement and evaluate planned change.
Ability to define the specific areas of practice and client population for whom the position is competent to provide health care services.
Ability to apply lead leadership skills within a program and team setting.
Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

Interested in applying? Feel free to reach out to Olivia Todd, Executive and Medical Staff Talent Acquisition Advisor medstaffcareers@vch.ca or click “Apply Now.”

Please note that a resume and coverletter are required to apply for this position.

As per Ministry of Health policy, all health care workers working in publicly-funded health care facilities are required to report their past receipt of certain vaccines or history of certain infections. Collecting these records will allow for offering of any missing vaccines, and for appropriate actions to be taken in the event of any future exposure to a communicable disease or during outbreaks. For all new hires and appointments to Vancouver Coastal Health, you will be asked to provide this information as part of the onboarding process.

WHY JOIN VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH?

VCH is a world class innovator in medical care, research and teaching, delivering service to more than one million BC residents. At VCH, we embrace thinking boldly, taking smart risks, and "going first" when we believe it will lead to the best possible outcomes for patients and their families. We invite you to join us in creating healthy lives in healthy communities by showcasing our passion for care, connection to the communities we serve and our culture of teamwork that makes VCH a great place to work.

Comprehensive health benefits package, including MSP, extended health and dental and municipal pension plan
Grow your career with employer-paid training and leadership development opportunities
Wellness supports, including counselling, critical incident and innovative wellness services are available to employees and their immediate families
Award-winning recognition programs to honour staff, medical staff and volunteers

At Vancouver Coastal Health, our vision of healthy lives in healthy communities inspires us and our values and pillars guide us. We support equitable practices, diverse teams and inclusive environments, which are vital to creating welcoming spaces where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and feel supported. We encourage applications from equity-deserving communities, including Indigenous Peoples and members of racialized groups, people with disabilities and people of all gender identities and expressions and sexual orientation.

Vancouver Coastal Health is proud to be recognized as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers in 2024.

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted for this posting.

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Thank you for your interest in Vancouver Coastal Health.

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